I lived in Russia for 13 years (2007 to 2020) and taught English to make a living. These are some of the experiences I had.

Living in Russia

How do you speak a language better. I go over some of the things I have noticed about students trying to increase their skills during my 15 years of teaching English.

 Ideas for Learning English

"TH" Tonguetwister:
The other day it was my fifth brother's thirty third birthday.

The Social Evolutionary

Correct Pronunciation: the "TH" sound

Let's discuss life in a big city. Easy podcast for beginners in Russian.

Russian Library

Big city life

How can you memorize what you need without wasting a lot of time or feeling bored?  Unfortunately, some of the strategies that we learned in school are not very efficient or effective.  Learn what works in this episode!

The complete text of this podcast can be found at https://www.difficultenglishexplained.com/whats-the-most-efficient-way-to-memorize-material-part-2/

Difficult English Explained

What's the most efficient way to memorize material? (Part 2)

Do you speak english ? Ah, c'est pas facile pour les français d'apprendre l'anglais alors voici mon histoire avec l'apprentissage de l'anglais. Et vous, quelle est la première langue étrangère que vous avez apprise ? 

Cher Journal

Episode 8 - Apprendre l'anglais

Matías: ¡Hola! ¿Cómo te llamás?
Amelia: Mucho gusto, me llamo Amelia. ¿Y vos?
Matías: Yo soy Matías, un gusto, Amelia.
Amelia: ¿De dónde sos, Matías?
Matías: Soy de Buenos Aires, ¿y vos?
Amelia: Yo soy de Córdoba. ¿Y hace mucho que vivís acá?
Matías: Sí, toda la vida. ¿Y vos recién llegaste o hace rato?
Amelia: Recién llegué, hace un mes nomás.
Matías: ¡Qué bueno! ¿A qué te dedicás?
Amelia: Estudio psicología. ¿Y vos?
Matías: Estudio programación.
Amelia: Qué interesante. ¿Te gusta lo que estudiás?
Matías: Sí, mucho. Me gusta crear cosas nuevas y resolver problemas. ¿Y a vos te gusta la psicología?
Amelia: Sí, me encanta entender cómo piensa la gente.
Matías: Genial. ¿Qué te gusta hacer en tu tiempo libre?
Amelia: Me gusta leer y mirar series. ¿Y a vos?
Matías: A mí me gusta escuchar música y salir con amigos.

Amelia: ¡Qué bueno! ¿Tenés algún lugar favorito en la ciudad?
Matías: Sí, me encanta caminar por los parques. ¿Y vos?
Amelia: Me gusta ir a cafeterías y charlar con amigos.



Español Con Sabor Argento A1 - A2

A1- A2 - Meeting someone - Dialogue

The Democratic vice president Kamala Harris began the first — and possibly last — TV debate before the US presidential election with a power move, walking across the stage to shake Donald Trump's hand.

The two candidates had never met before the September 10 debate in Philadelphia, aired by ABC News.

"Let's have a good debate," Harris said.

"Nice to see you. Have fun," the former Republican president responded.

The exchange set the tone for the 90-minute debate to come: Harris controlled the conversation at times, tackling Trump on economic policy, crime, abortion rights, his refusal to concede his 2020 election loss and even his performance at his rallies.

Trump was measured at the start but grew more annoyed as the night went on.

Harris took the fight to Trump in a way that Joe Biden could not.

"You did in fact lose that election," Harris said of the 2020 race that Trump lost to Biden but still insists he won. "Donald Trump was fired by 81 million people," she said, referring to Biden's winning vote total.

A smiling Harris frequently shifted her message from Trump back to the American people.

"You will not hear him talk about your needs, your dreams and your needs and your desires," Harris said. "And I'll tell you, I believe you deserve a president who actually puts you first."

Trump was often on the defense, but he did push the main message of his campaign: inflation and immigration are causing Americans to suffer.

As he often does in his rallies and on social media, he made several false or unproven claims about migrants — including a debunked rumor that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are hunting and eating pets. Officials in Springfield say they have no evidence of this happening.

"Talk about extreme," Harris said after Trump talked about dogs and cats being eaten.

Trump also tied Harris to Biden, falsely claiming the Biden-Harris administration caused the "worst inflation" the country has had.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Trump and Harris Face Off in Presidential Debate

Este es un episodio que no te puedes perder si estás pensando vivir en España, o no lo estás pensando todavía, pero mudarte a España es uno de tus sueños.

En el vas a aprender algunas cosas necesarias antes de mudarte, porque hoy tengo conmigo a Jessica, una irlandesa que vive en España, y ayuda con su empresa, decipherspain.com a personas que quieren mudarse allí con todo el proceso, desde los trámites administrativos hasta la búsqueda de piso. 
Durante nuestra conversación hablamos de la relación de Jessica con España, como empezó y como ha evolucionado y como Decipher Spain puede ayudarte a empezar una nueva etapa en España.

Espero que disfrutes el episodio. 

Blanca to go 

103- Descifrando España con Jessica

Post Boxes (with transcript for study)

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bNQsAfxPDAGS7bnp2ToO1g5tYdMI91u0/view?usp=drivesdk